Schooling, productivity and the enterprising self: Beyond market values

Critical Studies in Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-64

  Down, Barry ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enterprise; Human capital; Neoliberalism; Productivity; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957874388     PISSN: 17508487     EISSN: 17508495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17508480802526652     Document Type: Article

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